Bombing to End the War
Japan will never forget the day the bomb was dropped. “The people look like monsters! What happened? Where is my house? Everything’s been knocked flat,” said Gen (Nakazawa). The memories of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki reflect with the character Gen in the manga “Barefoot Gen” written by Keiji Nakazawa. The terror the Japanese civilians saw that day leads mankind to inquire the common question linked to the topic: Was it necessary for the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima to end World War II? Some people will say it was necessary after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec.7, 1942 and the battle of Iwo Jima. I believe Japan’s location, supplies, and its economic state during World War II made it very vulnerable …show more content…
On a small country like Japan, the trouble of limited supplies and land pushed the idea of expansionism even further. This ignites a war with China for its richness in natural and energy resources, expansion of trade and land. “Amongst Manchuria 's resources coveted by Japan were iron, coking coal, soybeans, salt and above all land, all severely lacking within the Japanese empire in 1930” (Graham). China’s resources became difficult for Japan to covet with a small military size, not enough food for support and supplies to keep them progressing in a continuous war. However, the military was able to hurt the Republic of China’s army through many battles and the invasion of French Indo-China. Regardless of the population being a lot for Japan’s size, it didn’t compare to the bigger countries that surrounded it borders and their access to …show more content…
Unfortunately these actions turn the United States to embargo oil and steel from Japan, making the ultimate choice of war against the Allies. On Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor gets attacked by Japan, turning a simple conquering war into a full scale war. Along with the unlimited supplies of the United States, such as agriculture and Industrial resources, the United States’ power of unending air raids damages Japan’s main city of Tokyo. The creation of more economical damage to Japan makes them vulnerable to other bigger countries for example like Russia with its vast population and unlimited access to goods. Japan would have not been able to continue with the war being
Japan will never forget the day the bomb was dropped. “The people look like monsters! What happened? Where is my house? Everything’s been knocked flat,” said Gen (Nakazawa). The memories of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki reflect with the character Gen in the manga “Barefoot Gen” written by Keiji Nakazawa. The terror the Japanese civilians saw that day leads mankind to inquire the common question linked to the topic: Was it necessary for the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima to end World War II? Some people will say it was necessary after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec.7, 1942 and the battle of Iwo Jima. I believe Japan’s location, supplies, and its economic state during World War II made it very vulnerable …show more content…
On a small country like Japan, the trouble of limited supplies and land pushed the idea of expansionism even further. This ignites a war with China for its richness in natural and energy resources, expansion of trade and land. “Amongst Manchuria 's resources coveted by Japan were iron, coking coal, soybeans, salt and above all land, all severely lacking within the Japanese empire in 1930” (Graham). China’s resources became difficult for Japan to covet with a small military size, not enough food for support and supplies to keep them progressing in a continuous war. However, the military was able to hurt the Republic of China’s army through many battles and the invasion of French Indo-China. Regardless of the population being a lot for Japan’s size, it didn’t compare to the bigger countries that surrounded it borders and their access to …show more content…
Unfortunately these actions turn the United States to embargo oil and steel from Japan, making the ultimate choice of war against the Allies. On Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor gets attacked by Japan, turning a simple conquering war into a full scale war. Along with the unlimited supplies of the United States, such as agriculture and Industrial resources, the United States’ power of unending air raids damages Japan’s main city of Tokyo. The creation of more economical damage to Japan makes them vulnerable to other bigger countries for example like Russia with its vast population and unlimited access to goods. Japan would have not been able to continue with the war being